Match Recap
Round 3·Sat, 11-May-1940 2:45 PM·Windy Hill·16,000 att.
Essendon
12.14 (86)
vs
South Melbourne
10.15 (75)
Essendon won by 11

Essendon defeated South Melbourne 86–75, by 11 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the second quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Essendon 33–17.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon4.3 (27)6.8 (44)9.10 (64)12.14 (86)12.14 (86)
South Melbourne2.3 (15)7.6 (48)9.9 (63)10.15 (75)10.15 (75)

Essendon — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Norm Baker
#24 Les Begley2
#9 Ted Bryce3
#15 Wally Buttsworth
#5 Jack Caesar
#19 Jack Cassin
#4 Murray Exelby1
#32 Bill Green3
#26 Fred Green
#33 Les Griggs
#18 Chris Lambert
#11 William Luff
#10 Leo Maynes
#25 George Pattinson
#8 Elton Plummer
#29 Tom Reynolds3
#2 Ron Smith
#20 Hugh Torney
#28 Ray Watts

South Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#10 George Bates
#20 Jim Cleary
#31 George Collard1
#28 Reg Coyle
#16 Ken Dineen
#24 Owen Evans6
#22 Jack Graham
#27 Harry Gray1
#29 Jack Hacker
#33 Wilbur Harris
#1 Herbie Matthews
#2 Norm Matthews
#26 Jock McKenzie1
#12 Pat McNamara
#18 Alex Mitchell1
#9 Sandy Patterson
#5 Lou Reiffel
#11 Reg Richards
#15 Keith Smith